The toy of all dog toys is still the ball — basic, standard balls for dogs.  Tennis balls, rubber balls, rawhide balls, balls on strings, any kind of ball you can think of will be popular with just about any mutt.  When you throw it, the ball bounces.  This puts a bit of excitement into the game.  Uncertainty heightens the expectation.

Bouncing balls are virtually always fetched with joy.  Whether they are actually returned to the thrower is another matter.  Training is involved.  That’s another post.  What we speak of here are those marvelous round toys that have a chance of holding up past the first spirited game of catch.  Check out these great balls for dogs.